Millville police charge 4 in street brawl caught on video

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MILLVILLE - Four people have been charged and more arrests are expected in a South Millville street brawl captured on video last week showing a group of men and women punching and kicking a woman, police announced on Monday.

Police continue to examine videos to identify individuals in the brawl, Chief Jody Farabella said on Monday.

Farabella said some suspects are residents of Bridgeton. The cause for the brawl is under investigation, he said.

"The officers did everything appropriate," Farabella said, adding he wished people had people had called police instead of posting videos.

Spokesman Lt. Ross Hoffman said four people have been charged with aggravated assault and disorderly conduct. Two of those four charged are at large and their names are being withheld pending arrests.

Hoffman said additional charges are anticipated against other participants as they are identified.

The two residents charged with aggravated assault and disorderly conduct are identified as LaShanta McCrae, 34, of the 100 block of South 4th Street and Keyona Frain, 21, of the 700 block of South 2nd Street.

Hoffman said officers were sent to the scene approximately 7 p.m. on April 26 after a report of a large group fight.

“A 30-year-old female victim was located who had been assaulted,” Hoffman stated. “The female’s right eye was completely swollen shut and had severe swelling. She advised that she was struck by an unknown object, causing her to fall to the ground, where she was punched, kicked, and dragged by multiple females and males.”